Cruas Explained

Cruas (pronounced as /fr/; oc|Cruàs) is a commune near the river Rhône in the Ardèche department in southern France.

The village has a Romanesque abbey with a crypt.

Sights and monuments

Cruas has two notable monuments historiques

• Abbatiale Sainte-Marie: church dating from the 11th and 12th centuries, listed since 1862 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
• Château des Moines and its old village, a ruined 12 century to 15th century castle, listed since 1912.

See also

• Communes of the Ardèche department

External links

• Official web site
• Gazetteer entry

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.